Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (魔界戦記ディスガイア3, Makai Senki Disugaia Surī, literally: Netherworld Battle Chronicle Disgaea Three) is the third game in the Disgaea series and the first game to be released on the Playstation 3. Disgaea 3 was released in Japan on January 31, 2008, with an American release on August 26, 2008.
In 2011, an expanded version called Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention was released for the PS Vita.
Plot[]
This story takes place in Evil Academy, a school for demons where missing class is seen as a virtue and attendance is considered delinquency. We follow Mao, the academy's Top Honor Student, in his quest to defeat his father and take his place as the Overlord and Dean of the academy. From his research into comics, anime and videogames he has concluded that the surefire method to defeat an Overlord is to be considered a Hero, even if it is in name only. However getting such a title won't be an easy task, and doing so will have Mao and his classmates dealing with many unexpected consequences.
Characters[]
Main Characters of Disgaea 3
- Main article: List of Disgaea 3 Characters
Gameplay[]
As one of the main games in the series, Disgaea 3 is a traditional grid-based tactical RPG. The game advances by completing a series of individual stages where the objective is to defeat all enemies present. Up to 10 characters can be deployed at once on a stage, and the player has at their disposal not only the important characters unlocked throughout the story but also generic characters that can be freely recruited through the character creation system.
This game keeps all major gameplay features from the previous one, like Combos and Team Attack to strengthen your attacks, or the Dark Assembly and Item World to improve your army and equipment.
New major features:
- Evilities: The passive ability system from the previous game gets formalized as Evilities. On top of their unique Evility, each character is able to equip one of many additional Evilities to improve their capabilities.
- Evility Shop: A facility where characters can use Mana to obtain new Evilities, unlock new skills and increase the power of their skills.
- Magichange: A new command for Monster units that lets them temporarily turn into a weapon to be wielded by another unit, sharing their stats and Evility.
- Clubs: A grouping mechanic where characters can be assigned to one of many Clubs, each granting different bonuses based on its members.
- Class World: A feature akin to the Item World but for units, where you can clear a series of randomized stages in order to grant them stat bonuses.
- X-Dimension: Similar to the Dark World from Disgaea 2, this feature presents alternate versions of stages, with different enemies and special modifiers.
- Improved Item World: New features like Level Sphere to increase the item's level even further, or Reverse Pirating to invade an Item World stage like a Pirate and take back various prizes.
Vita Version[]
A port of Disgaea 3 called Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention is available for the Playstation Vita. The Vita version contains 2 brand new characters (Rutile and Stella) not seen in other Disgaea games, 4 new scenarios, updated character portraits and Tera level magic.
The Vita version also has all of the Playstation 3 version's DLC bundled in. The Vita version also includes the ability to battle and recruit Fuka and Desco from Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten.
Opening Movie[]
Packaging Artwork[]
Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 01/31/08
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Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 01/31/08
NIS America
North America: 08/26/08
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Nippon Ichi Software
Japan: 01/15/09
Square Enix
Europe: 02/20/09
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Disgaea 3 has the least main story episodes out of any game, featuring 8 episodes. This may have been parodied in the following game, Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten, which features a Final Episode as its seventh episode, only for the game to continue for three more episodes.
External links[]
- Japanese Disgaea 3 wiki
- Official Japanese site
- Official English site (may need Wayback Machine, Flashpoint or Ruffle Chrome extension)
- Disgaea 3 english guide
- Disgaea 3 Akurasu Wiki
- OtakuWiki
- Order Disgaea 3
- Trophies List
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